Jin Gu Qi Guan contains a collection of the best short stories in vernacular Chinese of the Ming dynasty. In form, its different from the long fiction Romance of the Three Kingdoms and Shui Huzhuan,so you do not have to spend a lot of time reading. In content, its different from historical novel and Journey to the West, which is full of mythologies and monsters and demons, etc. In general, the stories in this book are closely related to daily life and the forty stories are all about the ways of the world and the vicissitudes of life. With surprising and true life events, this book not only surprise s people but also teaches them lessons about life ,help them gain wisdom for existence, understand philosophy of life and cultivate a character of being true, kind and beautiful. To put it simple, this book has the following values: the teaching of feudal order of importance or seniority in human relationships and the extraordinary artistic state. The stories are quite interesting and have the function of educating. Originally authored by Bao Weng Laoren, this book is adapted by the famous writer Lin Haiyin.The writing is fluent and smooth and the stories are concise and vivid. It has not lost the flavor of the original work and is of high literary value. - from Amzon